Software Development Engineer, Firmware

Summary

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Dynamic, inquisitive people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple product The Wireless Communication group at Apple is a high energy team. We are looking for highly motivated and committed engineers to join our exciting team of innovators. In this role, you will be a key member of the cellular system engineering team working on low-power, high-performance cellular modem SoC architecture.

Description

You will take part in the pioneering work of creating and developing SoC concepts for cellular modems which enable innovative features, lead to efficient system design for high-performance, low-power cellular SoCs.

Responsibilities

• Define toplevel SoC architecture requirements for high-performance, low power cellular modems (toplevel SoC concepts such as trace and debug, fabrics, DMAs, interfaces, CPU subsystem integration, hardware accelerators, power management)
• Develop SoC concepts to enable new features and optimize architecture for power, performance, area
• Analyze and evaluate trade offs of concept options in respect to KPIs by modelling, simulation, data analysis
• Document architecture concepts and requirements and align these with HW, SW and validation teams for in-time development
• Collaborate across functional teams throughout the entire implementation and validation process for best-in-class system solutions
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Track record in SoC architecture and system engineering with proven experience in architecture related work areas. (e.g. SoC architecture, HW design, real-time FW with architecture aspects)
• In-depth knowledge of wireless communication systems design and architecture.
• Programming expertise expected.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. (Architecture evaluation, feasibility analysis, modelling and simulation, debugging)
• Great communication, presentation skills and collaboration capabilities.
• Strong teamwork spirit, respectful of diverse viewpoints, open to adapting ideas based on technical debates, sharing credit, focused on getting the best out of collective thoughts for achieving common goals.
• Flexibility and agility to adapt to fast-paced collaborative environment.
• Proficiency in English language is required.
  
  

At Apple, we’re not all the same. And that’s our greatest strength. We draw on the differences in who we are, what we’ve experienced, and how we think. Because to create products that serve everyone, we believe in including everyone. Therefore, we are committed to treating all applicants fairly and equally. We will work with applicants to make any reasonable accommodations.